I’m currently trying Voyager. Initial impression is that it seems like a great app.

  • CreatureSurvive@lemmy.worldEnglish
    23·
    1 year ago

    Here is a shameless plug for my own Lemmy app Arctic. It’s not left TestFlight just yet, but it hopefully will soon. It’s a pure Swift based app built with performance and content presentation in mind.

    More information is available over at !arctic@lemmy.world

    • Nusm@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      I just tried it, and at first look, it seems great!

      There’s one thing that I need to use it long term, and that’s a way to collapse comments to get to the next parent. Doesn’t matter to me if it’s a button or a swipe, as long as there’s a way to skip out of a long comment chain and get to the next parent.

      Thanks for the work so far!

      • CreatureSurvive@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Thank you!

        I implemented collapsible comment chains in v0.2.1 which should be out within the next day or two. I added settings as well to choose between (tap|swipe|both|disabled) for the feature. I’ve been testing it for a few days and it seems to be working great.

        I’m also working on a feature to automatically collapse low score chains when opening a post, though that needs some work and likely won’t be included in this next release.

        Thanks for the feedback!

          • CreatureSurvive@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            My pleasure. I’m really excited for the next release. I have a bunch of new features, enhancements, and fixes in this release that should make the app as a whole, feel more polished.

    • Venicon@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Hey, downloaded and tested for a bit, looks brilliant!

      Will there be an option to move the compact images to the right? My wee thumb struggles reaching over the phone to the left and I prefer it to the card look.

      • CreatureSurvive@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Thank you, much appreciated!

        Yes, I’ll definitely add that option in. I actually broke a few things with the compact cells while working on some performance optimization yesterday, so I have some work to do on those anyway. I was also planning to add a medium cell option as well.

        This will all be included in v0.2.1 which should be out within a couple of days.

        Thank you for checking Arctic out, and for the suggestion.

  • Callie@pawb.socialEnglish
    22·
    1 year ago

    I used Mlem for a while on TestFlight, while it was good, it didn’t feel great to use, mostly just because of how sensitive the swipe left and right menus were. Voyager feels almost exactly like Apollo for Reddit, so it’s been my main app of choice

      • Callie@pawb.socialEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        Definitely! Having a working and easily accessible app will absolutely help boost Lemmy in popularity, just because a lot of people, including myself will just launch the app and browse for a bit if they’re bored

    • SulaymanF@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      It’s on my Home Screen, but I wish it was easy to send images. That’s the only major downside, trying to share an image from Lemmy only shares a link.

  • loopy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    1 year ago

    I started with Mlem, then Memmy, tried Thunder, Limbo, the Voyager web app. The new Voyager app definitely seems the most polished. I will say though, a new discovery and my primary lately has been Avelon. It is buttery smooth and many options in the settings. One that was missing from Apollo was the “mark above as read” option for posts, which is present on this app.

    Definitely give it a try: https://testflight.apple.com/join/IzB0ZiBO

  • slin@feddit.deEnglish
    61·
    1 year ago

    My favorites for iOS are all Swift apps:

    • Arctic: !arctic@lemmy.world (incredible smooth performance and feels like Apollo, pretty new app and still in TestFlight)
    • Avelon: !avelon@lemm.ee (great features like gallery slideshow view inside posts for images and individual hide read posts settings)
    • Mlem: !mlemapp@lemmy.ml (many customization options including unique ones like rearranging vote/save/… buttons in a widget style)
  • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    Recently I installed all the Lemmy apps I could find, and started using them. Every time I came across a problem, I made a note of it and used that as a benchmark to rate all the other apps. All apps had issues, some annoying, some severe, some catastrophic. In the end, I sorted my app list by score and uninstalled all those that I could live without. I was left with only two apps: Bean and Thunder. Voyager and Liftoff are also pretty, good, but not quite as good as the two I use now.

    • tone@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Bean is exactly what I want out of a lemmy app. I’ve been using it since TestFlight launch and every missing feature I’ve requested has been added. Feels so good to use!

      • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        I think Bean has a bright future ahead of it. It’s clearly the bast app for me, but it’s not quite perfect yet. I’m happy with all the features except two:

        1. When I go to my inbox and tap a reply, I’m taken to to a part of the thread that’s approximately correct in a short thread. If the thread is long, it’s getting harder and harder to find the spot where that comment actually is. Once this gets fixed I no longer need the keep Thunder on my phone.
        2. The community grouping isn’t ready yet. It’s a very promising feature, but in its current state it just isn’t good enough yet. I’m really looking forward to seeing it improve in future updates.
  • DBT@artemis.camp
    1·
    1 year ago

    I’m still using wefwef (original web version of voyager) but I always reach the end way too quick. Maybe it’s time to try the actual app I guess.